16 Questions
What is the main focus of international law?
Regulating relations of states and international persons
Which of the following is NOT a source of international law?
Statutory enactments
How is conflict resolved in international law?
Through state-to-state transactions
What doctrine is based on the Philippines' adoption of generally accepted principles of International Law?
Doctrine of incorporation
What does national law regulate?
Relations of individuals within the state
What is the main function of a treaty in international law?
To regulate relations of states
Which doctrine requires the enactment of international law principles by the legislative body to become part of municipal law?
Doctrine of transformation
Under what conditions do international conventions become part of Philippine law?
Upon the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of the Senate
What is the term for international agreements concluded between states, governed by international law, and embodied in a single or multiple related instruments?
International conventions
What must exist for a custom to be deemed as an international custom?
State practice and opinio juris sive necessitates
Which treaty was entered by the Philippines as an example of a multilateral treaty or convention with two or more states?
1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
What is the term for international customs also known as customary law?
Customary law
Under what condition does an international convention become valid and effective under Philippine law?
Upon the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of the Senate
What is required for a custom to be deemed as an international custom?
$ ext{State practice and opinio juris}$
Which element states the belief that a given practice is rendered obligatory by the existence of a rule requiring it?
Opinio juris sive necessitates
Which element refers to rules of law derived from consistent conduct of states?
International customs or customary law
Explore the distinctions between international law, national law, and treaties. Understand the regulation of states and international persons by international law, as well as the regulation of individuals within a state by national law.
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